As low-Earth orbit becomes more crowded, the risk of orbital collisions is on the rise, especially when those satellites lose the ability to avoid each other, or maneuver out of the path of space junk ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver vital data ...

Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...